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New Frankley is in the Longbridge ward in south-west Birmingham, six miles from the city centre. The surrounding areas are Longbridge, Rubery, Allens Cross and Frankley. Frankley is a corruption of Franca's leah which means the clearing owned by Franca. The area is called New Frankley because it is located to the south of the far older village of Frankley. The area now known as New Frankley remained open countryside until the 1970's when it was developed as semi-detached houses and short terraces arranged in neat closes. There is a shopping centre at Holly Hill. The New Frankley Estate has now merged with the older area of Egg Hill to its east. The Egg Hill Estate, which was built by the council in the 1930's, is being refurbished. New Frankley became part of Birmingham in 1995 and was designated a civil parish in 2000. It is the only civil parish in Birmingham. Demographics, Politics and Housing in New Frankley This website contains information about demographics, politics and housing in the Longbridge ward including New Frankley. Bus Routes through New Frankley The following bus routes run through New Frankley: 49, 61, 202, 204, X64 Armed Robbers Raid Frankley Convenience Store Masked robbers raided the Frankley Convenience Store on Holly Hill Road at approximately 4.30pm on Monday 22nd August 2011; they threatened the owner with a sawn-off shotgun but fled empty-handed after he refused to open the till (News Headlines 26/08/11). New Frankley has a modern trading estate known as the Frankley Industrial Park (map) which is barely two miles from junction 4 of the M5. Tenants include TRW Automotive. Balaams Wood Balaams Wood in the Rea Valley is a 7 acre remnant of ancient woodland next to the flood-balancing reservoir at Rubery Great Park. Gannow Manor POS Gannow Manor Park is the former site of a moated manor that once belonged to Thomas Boleyn, father of the ill-fated Anne Boleyn whose mother, Lady Elizabeth Howard, lived there as a child. There is virtually nothing left of the manor apart from the remains of a grassed-over moat. Coldstream The Coldstream is located on Arden Road. Arden Road B45 0JA 0121 453 2298 Map Primary Schools in New Frankley Holly Hill Infants School Holly Hill Infants on New Street is Methodist/Church of England primary school attended by around 190 children aged between three and seven. New Street B45 0EU 0121 675 8700 Map Faith Primary Schools in Brum Holly Hill School Website Forestdale Primary School Forestdale School on Wareham Road is a community co-educational primary school attended by around 230 pupils aged between three and eleven. Wareham Road B45 0JS 0121 464 8659 Map Secular State Primary Schools Forestdale Primary Website Reaside Junior School Reaside Junior School on Tresco Close is a community co-educational primary school attended by approximately two hundred children aged between seven and eleven. Tresco Close B45 0HY 0121 453 7235 Map Secular State Primary Schools Reaside Juniors Website Secondary Schools in New Frankley Frankley High Frankley High is a community comprehensive on New Street attended by around 430 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. 21% of candidate pupils passed five GCSE's including Maths and English at A*/C in 2009. New Street B45 0EU 0121 457 8706 Map Secondary Schools Frankley High Website Health Services in New Frankley Frankley Health Centre 125 New Street B45 0EU - 0121 453 8211 - Map Health Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum Sports and Leisure Centres in New Frankley Frankley Community Leisure Centre Frankley Community Leisure Centre on New Street contains a gymnasium, pulse-point gym, cricket square, community room, computer room, dance studio, grass pitches and kitchens. The centre offers activities such as football, basketball, badminton, play schemes, homework club and adult education. There is an on-site car park with 100+ vehicles. The leisure centre belongs to Frankley Community High School and is only open to the general public on weekday evenings and at weekends. Links: Sports and Leisure Centres Holly Hill Shopping Centre A £1.2 million revamp of Holly Hill Shopping Centre began in October 2010; it will include a new car park and multi-games area; better landscaping, new signage, CCTV and lighting (News Archive 11/10/10) Contact Sitemap User Conditions © 2008-2011 LACT Limited. All rights reserved
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